The Air Officer Commanding the Nigerian Air Force Training Command, based in Kaduna, Air Vice Marshall Ibrahim Salihu, is dead.
The air force general died today Thursday morning as arrangements were in top gear to fly him to Bahrain for medical treatment for an undisclosed ailment.
The air force general who was born on April 23, 1959, started his military career at the Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna in 1976 and was commissioned on July 3, 1979. He was Command Intelligence Officer in Tactical Air Command Makurdi and served in Liberia during the ECOMOG Operations in 1990. He was also Staff Officer Grade 1 (Intelligence) and Deputy Director Intelligence, Nigerian Air Force.
In addition, he was Director Intelligence at Defence Intelligence Agency. Again he was a Directing Staff to the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji and National Defence College, Abuja.
Furthermore, he served as Director Air Intelligence, Nigerian Air Force, Headquarters, Director Personnel Services at the Defence Headquarters and Chief of Standards and Evaluation, Nigerian Air Force Headquarters. AVM Salihu hold a Master Degree in Strategic Studies before being appointed as the Air Officer Commanding Training Command Nigerian Air Force, Kaduna in March 2011.
Hee would be buried in his hometown in Niger State today.
Ofcourse we nigerians had made a great lost of this giant and endeavour person, ibrahim salihu ,May allah rest his soul in peace, amen. Besides, i used my opportunity to let the airforce commandor, under his gud management that pls and pls sir i want you to help me in joining your organisation as a member in nigerian airforce, thank, my no are 08097657351,07059490288.
What an irepairable loss. May God give the family the fortitude to bear this loss.
Wat a lost! D last i saw him he was still full of life and strength. Gud bye sir. May ur soul rest in peace. D nigerian forces expecialy airforce wil mis u soo and nigeria as a nation. Gudbye sir.
May his soal rest in peace
May his soul rest in perfect peace.
AVM ibrahim Salihu lapai, may aljannah fidausi be ur final abode. Ameen. What a great lost.
What a national tragedy! May his soul RIPP. MMB.LAPAI